Mortgage lending slumps 80% in April

Money

Number of house purchase loans fell to around half the level seen in the global financial crisis

Mortgage lending for house purchases collapsed by 80% in April compared to the start of the year as the government shut the housing market during the coronavirus lockdown, according to official figures.

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